Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (5/14/24)
The Don wants The Cup!
Will Charlie Dempsey regret not paying up?
No Quarter Catch Crew didn’t wanna cough up the dough, so now Tony D’s coming for it all! Will he take the Heritage Cup home to The D’Angelo Family? Or will Charlie tell Tony to FOGEDABOUTIT?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Sol Ruca VS Izzi Dame; Sol wins and advances to NXT Battleground: Las Vegas.
- Malik Blade & Edris Enofe w/ Brinley Reece VS OTM w/ Jaida Parker; OTM wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Ivy Nile VS Lash Legend; Lash wins and advances to NXT Battleground: Las Vegas.
Noam DarOro Mensah w/ The Meta Four VS Je’Von Evans; Evans wins.- The Good Brothers VS Ridge Holland & Riley Osborne w/ Chase U; The Good Brothers win.
- Lola Vice w/ Shayna Baszler VS Carlee Bright; Lola wins.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Charlie Dempsey; Tony wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
Someone was attacked backstage!
Noam Dar is down!? Oro, Jakara and Lash all rush in, and Oro claims this was Trick Williams’ retaliation! Lash says Trick wouldn’t do this! Then who would? Dar glares at Lash, and he doesn’t look all that hurt. But then he really pours it on when he gets checked out. Is the Scottish Supernova trying to fish out Lash’s loyalties with this ruse?
Kiana James talks with Izzi Dame backstage.
So drinks next week? Kiana read Izzi’s mind. But in all seriousness, is Izzi ready? So ready. Kiana says there’s a reason she befriended Izzi and no one else. Just look at her! She is a superstar! Well, she learned from the best. Kiana vows to run Raw, and she wants Izzi to run NXT. Damn right she will. Kiana tells Izzi to go out there and win, and Izzi thanks Kiana for everything. Will nothing stop the Dame from dominating?
Sol Ruca speaks.
“I ranked number ONE in the Combine, and I’m gonna ride that wave straight to Vegas, up that ladder, and become your first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion, baby! Let’s go!” Sol handstand walks her way to gorilla, then down the ramp! But will she be hands down the favorite going into Battleground?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Sol Ruca VS Izzi Dame!
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two circle, Sol and Izzi tie up, and Izzi headlocks. Sol powers up and powers out, but Izzi runs her over! Izzi pushes Sol around, runs, but Sol drops, then runs Izzi over! The fans fire up and things speed up. Sol waistlocks, Izzi fights free and wrenches to a wristlock. Izzi steps over, dribbles Sol, but Sol fights up. Sol rolls but Izzi throws her down by her hair! Izzi has the armlock, but Sol endures and fights up. The fans rally, Sol kips up and then cartwheels to slip under and back drop Izzi away! Izzi goes to a corner, Sol runs in but Izzi dodges. Izzi blocks a boot but Sol ENZIGIRIS!
Sol mule kicks, goes up, and FLIPPING AX KICKS! Izzi bails out, Sol goes to the apron, and she handsprings over the leg sweep! And the other sweep! PENALTY KICK! And then Izzi goes up the corner to QUEBRADA! Direct hit and down goes Izzi! The fans fire up, Sol puts Izzi in and covers, TWO! Sol brings Izzi up but Izzi blocks the whip. Izzi reverses but Sol goes up. Izzi stops Sol from going over, and THROWS her out! Sol hits steel steps on the way down! Izzi storms out after Sol, whips her into the apron, then ONTO the desk! The fans fire up, Izzi talks trash, then Izzi shoves Sol back into the ring.
Izzi storms into the ring, scoops and BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Izzi clamps onto Sol with a chinlock and she pulls Sol back! The fans rally as Sol endures and pries at the hold. Sol fights up, arm-drags free, and then gets around to fireman’s carry! Izzi slips free, shoves, and FLAPJACKS Sol! Izzi runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Izzi is frustrated but she clamps right back onto Sol with the chinlock. Sol endures, the fans rally, and Sol stands up. Izzi whips her to a corner, Sol bounces off buckles, but slips out of the scoop! Sol ELBOWS Izzi, then ducks the boot! Sol runs Izzi over again, and again! Sol springboards to FLYIGN SHOULDER!
The fans fire up as Sol wrenches Izzi, fireman’s carries, and DROPS her! Then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Sol goes to the apron and springboards, but has to roll through as Izzi moves! Izzi comes back, Sol ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Izzi back drops her! Sol flips through to land on her feet! Not the cleanest landing but Izzi runs up, to BOOT Sol down! Cover, TWO! Sol survives and Izzi is furious! Sol goes to a corner, Izzi runs up and RAMS into her! Izzi RAMS into Sol again and again, then whips corner to corner. Sol goes up, but Izzi stops her from going over again! Izzi pops Sol up, but the SOL SNATCHER gets her!! Cover, Sol wins!
Winner: Sol Ruca, by pinfall (advances to NXT Battleground)
Izzi thought she had it, but she gets snatched outta nowhere! Sol is riding the wave just like she promised, but will she be the first to get the title?
Ava Raine talks with someone.
The tag match doesn’t count now because Tony D’Angelo got involved. You can’t just take a referee like that! Where are Damon & Myles anyway? Tony says no one took a referee. They had a case of bronchitis. Very contagious. And as far as Myles & Damon… No idea. Where are they? Stacks says they don’t know. Those two went wherever they wanted to go. But Tony says Ava is clearly stressed. This job is getting a little bit harder, but Ava is really going to take away this Heritage Cup match from him? Rizzo says Ava can’t do that, it’s already been advertised, and they can’t be liable for false advertising.
Ava says fine, she can’t cancel the match. But she can fine them, $20 THOUSAND! Oh, c’mon! But then Tony has everyone calm down, and Rizzo already has the money on hand. It’s all there, and then some. Ava might be able to spruce this place up a bit. Tony says Ava is tough but fair, and as far as tonight goes, no funny business. Ava accepts that, The D’Angelo Family heads out, but just what will happen when Charlie Dempsey gets a chance to go after The Don?
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe talk backstage.
It’s almost time for their match. Is Edris good? Huh? Oh, yeah. He’s just getting his mind right. Malik says Edris will get his mind right as long as they stick to the game plan, run circles around these guys and get the W. Edris has a rabbit’s foot, and promises he’ll be good. Brinley Reece hops in and asks if they’re good. They get their warm-ups in? Yeah, they’re ready. Brin takes Edris’ rabbit’s foot and says they don’t need it! They’re awesome! And they have her! Let’s get that W! Malik is fired up but Edris is still worried. Can Edris get out of his own head and finally get things on track?
Backstage interview with Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice.
Sarah Schreiber is with the Queen of Spaces and Mayor of Vice City, and notes the dominant win for Shayna over Karmen Petrovic last week. Shayna says she shouldn’t have to remind people, but all she knows is dominance. Shayna held the NXT Women’s Championship more total days than anyone in history! Everyone knew it was #TapNapOrSnap. So she obviously stayed to watch Roxanne Perez VS Chelsea Green, and is interested to see who faces Roxie for Battleground. Lola says so is she. She still owes Roxie from Vengeance day. And when Lola wins that title, she’ll break every record in the book.
Shayna wants to say more, but then Karmen goes after Lola! Those two brawl away, then Natty goes after Shayna! Other superstars rush in to stop this, only to end up collateral damage! Producers storm in now, what will it take to end things between all these combustible elements?
Malik Blade & Edris Enofe w/ Brinley Reece VS OTM w/ Jaida Parker!
NXT returns as Malik & Edris make their entrance, #BrinEnergy by their side. The teams sort out, Malik and Nima start. They tie up, go around, and Nima puts Blade on ropes. Malik avoids the haymaker, wags his finger, then gets a leg. Nima SMASHES Malik away, but Malik BOOTS him! Nima body shots, then ELBOWS Malik in the corner. Nima whips, Malik goes up but gets caught! Malik slips free, Edris tags in! Malik ducks ‘n’ dodges, Nima fights the drop toehold, but the BULLDOG hits! And then the JUMP ELBOW! The fans rally for Edris as he drops another elbow! And another! And then stops, shows off the abs, and JUMP ELBOWS! Cover, ONE!!
The fans rally, Edris brings Nima up but Nima RAMS Edris into the corner! Tag to Lucien Price, OTM whip to kitchen sink KNEE then STOMP! Cover, TWO! Edris toughs it out but Price stands him up. Price TOSSES Edris to a corner, but Edris dodges to fire off hands! Price puts Edris back in the corner to CLUB him! And CLUB him down! Tag to Nima, and OTM DOUBLE SUPLEX, but Malik makes the save! Malik & Edris throw hands with OTM, but OTM throw them! OTM whip, Edris & Malik dosido to then ROCK OTM! The fans fire up as Edris & Malik rain down fists! But they only get to five before OTM carry them out!
OTM want to be like AOP but Malik & Edris DOUBLE RANA! OTM crashes in the middle of the ring, and then DOUBLE DROPKICKS send them out! The fans fire up as Malik & Edris build speed, to DOUBLE FLY!! Down goes OTM and the fans fire up! Edris gets Nima in, Brin fires up and Edris whips. Nima reverses, Jaida trips Edris up! Nima WRECKER ELBOWS! So Brin goes after Jaida! They brawl, the guys get in there to break this up, but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT!” OTM get Miss Parker back, Malik & Edris keep Brin back, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns again and Nima hits an atomic FACEBUSTER on Edris! Nima stays between him and Malik, talks some smack, then stomps Edris around. The fans rally, but then Brin and Jaida get at each other again! This brawl goes to the ramp, the fans fire up, and now refs rush out here to stop this! Back in the ring, Nima is upset, but Edris fires body shots! Nima knees low, tags Price, and then he ROCKS Edris! Nima & Price go to the corner, DOUBLE FOREARMS! Edris flops down, Price covers, TWO! Price drags Edris up but Edris CHPOS! And ROCKS! And fires off hands! Price body shots hard!
Price whips, gets around Edris then clinches, for the URENAGE! Malik coaches Edris as he crawls but Price stalks Edris. Price gets down low, runs up and clotheslines in the corner! Price shoves Edris down, drags him around, and wheelbarrows into a modified crossface! Edris endures, the fans rally, even as Price lifts him! Edris throws elbows and he gets free! Price RAMS Edris into the corner! Tag to Nima, and Nima fires elbow after elbow! The ref counts, Nima lets off, and he tags Price back in. OTM whip, but Edris stops himself! Edris BOOTS Nima, dodges Price, hot tag to Malik! Malik rallies with big haymakers and CHOPS!
The fans fire up as Malik whips, but Price reverses! Price ducks, Malik ROCKS Nima! And BLOCKBUSTERS Price! OTM regroup but Malik goes up top! CROSSBODY! The fans fire up, Malik tags Edris in, but Edris points out his boot is a mess! Edris fireman’s carries, but Nima BOOTS Malik right outta the ring! Price lifts Edris but Edris slips free and DROPKICKS! Price falls out of the ring, OTM regroups, but Edris’ boot slows him down! Price gets back in to SUPERKICK! Nima tags in, OTM gets Edris up, GRAND THEFT AUTO! Cover, OTM wins!
Winners: OTM, by pinfall
Bad luck? Cursed? In their own heads? It’s hard to say, but Malik & Edris need to figure something out. As for Price & Nima, will they be the ones stepping to Nathan Frazer & Axiom for Battleground?
The Meta Four is with the medical staff.
Jakara & Oro want to know if Dar will be okay. Lash is preparing for her match as she watches this. The doc says he can’t clear Dar like this, he might be out indefinitely. Dar says he wants another opinion! Oro says he’ll step up! He can take out Je’Von Evans for Dar. Dar says he knows Je’Von attacked him in retaliation for Trick. Of course! Lash, why don’t you think it was Trick? Lash says she can’t deal with this, she has her match to focus on. Jakara reluctantly goes with Lash, will The Meta Four at least have some skin in the game for Battleground?
Nathan Frazer & Axiom talk with Ridge Holland backstage.
Look at Ridge the Fridge, joking around again, having a good time. Yes, he is having fun. But do they want the truth? Always. Then the truth is, Chase is a sound guy. All of Chase U is sound as a pound, and they’ve got things in common. Well, if Chase U want a match for the tag titles, Axiom & Frazer are open to it. But then in step The Good Brothers, and Karl Anderson jokingly says the champs keep ducking them. They see it. But Big LG, who is Ridge Holland? A loner with an anger problem. But more than that, he is a main roster talent who needs to leave NXT. nailed it! Ridge isn’t pure NXT!
Uh, unlike these two “divs,” Ridge started in NXT. So they can take their stupid little crusade somewhere else. Brother, you have no standing! Picking a fight with The OC is that anger talking. Why not use that anger, find a brother to team with, if he can, and they’ll kick Ridge outta NXT tonight! Problem is, angry boy doesn’t have friends, does he? Gallows & Anderson take their exit, but are they the ones going to be expelled back to main roster instead?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Ladder Match Qualifier: Ivy Nile VS Lash Legend w/ Jakara Jackson!
NXT returns as Lash makes her entrance, Miss Jackson by her side. The bell rings and Lash UPPERCUTS Ivy down! Cover, ONE! Lash gets Ivy up, talks trash, then runs Ivy over! Lash gets Ivy up to run her over again! Lash then hammerlocks to RAM Ivy into buckles! Ivy tumbles out to the floor, the fans are torn, but Jakara also talks some smack as Lash makes her way out. Lash gets Ivy up, clamps onto the arm, hammerlock and lift, APRON BACK SUPLEX! Ivy hobbles but Lash scoops her! Lash SLAMS Ivy on the floor! The fans rally, Jakara and Lash argue a bit, but Lash runs up on Ivy. Ivy moves and Lash hits steps!
Ivy goes to the apron, and she FLYING FOREARMS Lash down! Ivy puts Lash in, gets in Jakara’s face but Jakara backs off. Ivy climbs, the fans fire up, and Ivy CROSSBODIES! Ivy bounces off the landing, but she gets up to kick. Lash blocks, ducks another kick, but the ROUNDHOUSE hits! Ivy runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Lash away! The fans fire up, Ivy runs corner to corner to DROPKICK! And then runs in again, but Lash catches her to FLAPJACK off buckles! Lash runs in to SPLASH! Ivy flops down but Lash stands her up. Lash climbs to rain down fists! Ivy blocks one, and YANKS Lash into buckles!
Lash wobbles up top, but Ivy GAMANGIRIS! The fans duel, Ivy goes up and she fires forearms! Lash leans back, Ivy adjusts position and brings Lash back up. But Lash choke grips, and she SUPER CHOKE- BULLDOG!! Cover, TWO!! Lash survives and Jakara is relieved! Ivy drags Lash back up, but Lash shoves her away! Ivy comes back, but Lash stops the tilt-o-whirl! Lash swings Ivy around but Ivy slips free to then get the DIAMOND DRAGON!! Lash flails, they go to ropes, Jakara anchors Ivy’s foot for the ROPEBREAK! Lash is fere, but Ivy BOOTS Jakara! Lash FLAPJACKS Ivy, then BOOTS her down! Cover, Lash wins!
Winner: Lash Legend, by pinfall (advances to NXT Battleground)
The fans boo because they know how Lash got that win. But even so, will Lash make herself a legend by climbing the ladder and bringing the title down?
Backstage interview with Je’Von Evans.
Sarah talks with the Young OG, and wants to ask, did he attack Noam Dar? What? Whoa, whoa, whoa. You know that ain’t his energy. And it ain’t Trick’s energy, either. Honestly, who knows who attacked Dar. But what Je’Von does know is that he’s up next, and it’s about to get real bouncy! Je’Von heads out, will he get even for Trick the right way? Or will Meta Four mess him over the same way they just did Ivy Nile?
Ava Raine returns to her office.
But before she reaches her door, Carlee Bright hurries over. Carlee knows it isn’t her place, but she wants a match with Lola Vice tonight! And yeah, she’s the new girl, but she has been grinding on Level Up, has broken up many a locker room fight, and she gave it her all in the combine! Yes, she did. Ava has the point breakdown right here, Carlee was thirteenth. If she was just a little faster or jumped a little higher, she might’ve gotten in. And she was even faster than Tatum and stronger than Brinley. Speaking of Tatum, she peeks out from behind the blinds in Ava’s office… Ava approves of the match, and Carlee thanks her. She just wants her chance to prove herself.
Ava says Carlee deserves it. Carlee VS Lola is on! And then Ava gets a phone call, taking her away from her office. What in the world is Tatum doing sneaking around this time?
Oro Mensah w/ The Meta Four VS Je’Von Evans!
Main Man Mensah wants to avenge the Scottish Supernova, assuming there was ever an attack to begin with. But will he be Noam Dar’s knight in shining arm? Or will the Young OG make him look more like Don Quixote?
Oro attacks before the bell! The fans boo as Oro CLUBS Evans around! Evans throws body shots back but Oro CLUBS him! Lash finally returns out here, and Oro asks what took her so long. Lash & Jakara both cheer Oro on but Evans fires shots back! The fans rally as Evans whips, but Oro reverses to CLUB and kick! Evans blocks, flips Oro, then dropkicks him! The fans cheer, and Evans waits on Oro. Oro swings, Evans gets under but Oro fights the back suplex with elbows! Oro SCRAPES Evans’ face on the ropes! Oro shoves Evans, runs, and springboards to QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Oro argues the count but the count was fair.
Oro drags Evans up, suplexes, but Evans knees free! Oro shoves Evans away, runs up, but Evans goes up and out! Then he slingshots under and goes back up, to FLYING RANA! Oro staggers up, into a DROPKICK! Evans covers, TWO! Meta Four is relieved, but Evans waits for Oro to get up. Evans runs, springboards, but Oro stops the rana to TOSS Evans out of the ring! Evans hits the floor, Oro says he’s cold-blooded, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Evans flounders, Oro goes out and he stomps Evans. Oro drags Evans up just to CLUB him down. Oro puts Evans in the ring, drags him up, and EXPLODERS! Evans writhes, Oro soaks up the heat, and then drops a knee on Evans’ face! Oro stalks Evans to a corner, CHOPS him, and Evans flops back. Oro stomps Evans, drags him up, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Oro is frustrated but he clamps onto Evans with a chinlock. Oro grinds Evans down but Evans endures. Evans fights up, throws body shots, but Oro knees low! Oro CLUBS Evans, UPPERCUTS, but Evans catches him for a backslide! TWO!
Evans ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up, but Oro kicks the ropes out from under him! Evans hits the mat hard! Oro then PENALTY KICKS Evans down! Oro drags Evans back up, hammerlocks and ripcords for a ROLLING KICK! Cover, TWO!! Evans survives and Oro is furious! Even Lash & Jakara argue the count, but Oro drags Evans up again. Oro THRWOS Evans into ropes! Oro drags Evans back up, whips him to a corner, then runs in, but Evans ELBOWS him back! Evans then puts Oro on the apron, swings, but Oro HOTSHOTS him down! Oro goes up, and he stands on Evans’ head! The ref counts, Oro steps off, and aims from the apron.
Oro springboards to FLYING KICK! Cover, TWO!! Evans survives again and Oro is shocked! Oro drags Evans around, NXT returns to single picture, and Oro CLUBS away on Evans! Evans throws body shots in return, stands back up, throws more hands, then CHOPS! Forearm! Oro kicks a leg, STEP PUNCH, and then runs, but Evans dodges, only for Oro to ROLING KICK! The fans boo but Oro hooks Evans with a leg to get him up, ALLEY-OOPER! Cover, TWO!! Oro is losing his mind as Evans survives again! Evans goes to the apron, Oro storms after him and drags him up. Oro CLUBS Evans, then drags him in.
Evans pushes back, blocks a kick, then he DECKS Oro! The fans fire up and Evans fires up with them! Evans climbs, Oro hurries up after him! Oro fires forearms, Evans gives them back! Oro CLUBS Evans, CLUBS him again, but Evans throws body shots! Evans CHOPS, Oro CLUBS, and Evans drops back. Evans GAMANGIRIS and Oro falls! The fans fire up, Evans springboards, FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Evans finally gets bouncy! Evans grits his teeth, storms up and he fires hands on Oro! Evans CHOPS, ROCKS, but Oro kicks the leg! Oro fires forearm after forearm but Evans UPPERCUTS! Evans CHOPS, Oro CHOPS, repeat!
Evans fires hands, STEP PUNCH of his own, and goes to run, but Oro reels him in! Oro swings, Evans ducks but the ELBOW hits! Oro runs, springboards, but Evans gets clear! Evans springboards, FLYING CUTTER!! Oro flounders right out of the ring! The fans boo but that’s a savvy move! Evans doesn’t care, he just FLIES!! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans are loving this! Jakara & Lash plot, Evans puts Oro in the ring and gets him up. Oro LARIATS! “This is Awesome!” and Jakara distracts the ref! This lets Lash go looking under the ring! Lash gest a chair out, but then TRICK WILLIAMS is here! Trick gets Lash to put the chair down and Oro is furious!
Oro throws down hands on Evans, gets him up and sets him up, BLINDSIDER ELBOW!! Oro snarls, drags Evans up and reels him in. Oro stares Trick down, gets Evans up, but Evans fires fists! Oro throws Evans away but Evans BOTS, HEEL KICKS, and winds up, but Oro STEP PUNCHES again!! Evans staggers to a corner, Oro runs up, and Oro blocks a boot! But Evans SUPERKICKS through! Oro falls, Evans goes up! HOLY IN THE ROAD!! Cover, Evans wins!!
Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall
Trick evened the odds against Meta Four, and the Young OG gets a massive win! Trick celebrates with Evans, but what will Meta Four do in retaliation for this?
Backstage interview with Charlie Dempsey.
Kelly Kincaid asks him what his strategy will be tonight, now that The Catch Clause is null and void. And also, were are Damon & Myles? Dempsey says he’s been in contact with them, and assures us that they’re on their way tonight. But they’re both in rough shape after what the D’Angelo Family did. Dempsey could cry about it, or he could fight. Look at his face. He’s never cried a day in his life! This Cup is staying with the NQCC, Dempsey will beat Tony within an inch of his life for everything that he’s done! The Son of the Gentleman Villain is not going to be a gentle man tonight, will The Don just have to leave here emptyhanded?
Wes Lee is here!
The fans fire up as The Cardiac Kid makes his way to the ring. Wes gets the mic and says “The last time that I was in this ring with a mic, things were a bit different to say the least. Now, I was in one of the darkest times of my life. And I honestly didn’t even know if I was gonna make it back out here to y’all. But everyone knows how much I love NXT.” The fans cheer that! And they all know how much that North American Championship means to him, right? When he lost that title, it was like it set off a chain reaction that made him wonder if his career was over completely. “But this… All of this. I missed this!” The fans cheer that, too!
The fans chant back, “We Missed You!” Wes smiles and says he missed this so much that two days after his major surgery, he was up and walking again. And a few weeks after that, he was back in the gym, busting his ass! And yes, he struggled. Yes, it was hard. But he was focused on one goal: to get back here! Wes was supposed to miss nearly a YEAR, but he fought, and in only six months, he is back here, feeling this amazing energy! The fans cheer that, too! Wes honestly isn’t sure what else to say. The fans cheer him on, but then here comes Oba Femi! Oba tells Wes, “I’m actually not here to cut you down. I’m rather impressed. I’m very, very impressed with you, and I’ve always been.
“The heights that you took this title to during your historic North American Championship reign is nothing short of an accomplishment.” The fans applaud that. But Wes took it as far as he can! Now he gets to sit back to watch Oba take the title to heights Wes was never capable of! Oba will say the trials and tribulations Wes overcome are proof he has the heart of a lion and the spirit of a warrior. But Oba IS a warrior! And he is The Ruler, the Destroyer, the Bringer of War! The Mountain You Cannot Climb, the Mountain You Cannot Conquer! But clearly, Wes wants his opportunity right. After everything Wes said, damn right he does.
Then Wes must do what he does best: prove yourself worthy of the title that was once yours! Wes tells Oba that it is clear Oba checks every single box of what a champion should look like. The size, the speed, the brute strength matched by only his freakish athleticism. Wes may not check all those boxes, but- Now Ivar interrupts! And the Viking Raider tells Wes that everyone is excited to have Wes back, including him! Because Ivar knows exactly what it is like to come back from a severe injury. Ivar went through all the same things Wes did. In fact, they have the same spinal surgeon. Shoutout to Dr. Cordover.
But Wes, when Ivar came back, he had to fight for everything that he got! And he knows that Wes isn’t afraid to fight for everything he gets, too. Wes wants his shot at Oba, Ivar wants his shot at Oba, and- Oh, here comes Josh Briggs! And he says, “Well boys, it looks like we’re in a little bit of a pickle. You guys are all just so emotional! Wes with your comeback story of the year, and Ivar showing the whole world who you really are behind the paint and the Viking calls. But boys, this is a MAN’s game. So lemme throw some facts out to you.” Briggs says at Stand & Deliver, the biggest event in NXT history, Oba and Briggs tore the house down! They stole the show!
But Oba and Briggs both know how close Briggs came to taking the title, with broken ribs. But his ribs are healed, time to run that back. And once Briggs is champion, Wes and Ivar, he’ll throw you guys a bone. Oba says all of them have very compelling arguments. Wes says if Oba is The Ruler he says he is, then why not make this a Fatal 4? The fans like the sound of that! Briggs doesn’t mind that, either. Oba says this is why he is champion and Wes is not! Oba steps out, and he steps away, before telling them to fight amongst themselves. Then the winner gets their opportunity against Oba. Well, a Triple Threat is almost as good. Who defies the odds to then step to Oba?
Backstage interview with Ridge Holland.
Kelly finds Ridge alone, apologizes for interrupting his preparations, but notes we’ve seen him do this before. Is he really planning on going out there alone against The Good Brothers? But then Chase U steps in! Ridge doesn’t have to fight this fight alone. Ridge thanks Chase for this, and says it means so much to him that Andre Chase will be his partner. Yes, but actually, Chase was thinking this would be good for Ridge and Riley to work together. What? Riley is surprised but Ridge says this is perfect! He has to earn Riley’s trust and respect, so here it is! Thea says it’s a #TeachableMoment! Riley says fine, see you out there.
Chase U heads out, will Turbo Terry be able to make it work with Yorkshire Grit? Or will NXT be feeling Just Too Sweet?
The snoring continues.
But then the alarm goes off! Time to wake up! But just who is getting up out of bed?
Lexis King talks with prospects backstage.
Not that anyone was talking to him in the first place… But he asks if it’s just him, or has he been on fire lately? Just last week, he beat Big Dookie. And don’t get him started on his big win over Baron Corbin at Spring Breakin’. In fact, he’s feeling so good, maybe after this weekend’s event at Fort Pierce, he takes everyone out for a good time? It’ll be hot! Jazmyn Nyx walks in and Lexis asks what brings her over. She wants people to sign the Get Well Soon card for Jacy Jayne. Thea Hail broke Jacy’s nose! And now, Jazmyn wants the whole roster to sign. Who’s first? Wait, a card for Jacy? No thanks.
The others leave and Jazmyn asks what the heck. Lexis agrees, what the heck? This lovely lady just wants something signed for her friend! Don’t worry about those losers, anyway. And Jamie wouldn’t care about them anyway. Uh, it’s Jacy. Yeah, her, too. Lexis signs the card, and that’s one. Will it be the only one? And then he wrote “Jackie” anyway! Idiot! Lexis’ ego aside, will Jazmyn ever get over her own and understand who’s the villain in this story?
The Good Brothers VS Ridge Holland & Riley Osborne w/ Chase U!
NXT returns as Chase U enters with Ridge under the black ‘n’ red! The teams sort out, Ridge starts against Luke Gallows, and they circle. They tie up, go around, and Ridge headlocks. Gallows powers up and out, but Ridge RAMSA shoulders with him! Ridge runs again to RAM, and RAM, but then Gallows ROCKS Ridge! Gallows fireman’s carries, but Ridge slips free! Ridge RAMS Gallows again, then he fireman’s carries! Gallows fights free, knees low, and whips. Ridge ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Gallows! The fans fire up, Ridge wrenches and brings Gallows over. Riley tags in, goes up, and he DOUBLE STOMPS Gallows’ arm!
Riley wrenches, Gallows ROCKS him, then wrenches back. Gallows tags Karl Anderson, and the Machine Gun KICKS the arm! Anderson wrenches and wrangles Riley but Riley fights up. The fans rally, Riley spins and whips Anderson, but Anderson reverses. Riley goes up and up then leaps over! Riley keeps moving, rolls off Anderson’s back and he DROPKICKS Anderson down! Gallows barks at Riley, Riley triangle jump DROPKICKS him! Then STANDING SHOOTING STAR onto Anderson! Cover, TWO! Riley facelocks to keep Anderson down, then he brings Anderson over. Riley’s reluctant but he does reach out, only for Anderson to wrench free! SPINEBUSTER!
Anderson fires up, covers, TWO! Riley is still in this but Anderson throws down hands! Anderson drags Riley up by an ear, tags Gallows in, and the Good Brothers mug Riley. Gallows hammers away on Riley, stomps him, then drags Riley back up. Gallows scoops to SLAM, then he throws down elbows! Gallows clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Riley. Riley endures, the fans rally up, and Riley fights up. But Gallows throws Riley down by his hair! Tag to Anderson, he drags Riley up, and Anderson whips Riley to a corner hard! The fans fire up as Anderson whips Riley back in hard! Riley falls, Chase U coaches him, but Anderson keeps Riley from Ridge.
Anderson bumps Riley off buckles, tags Gallows, and Gallows UPPERCUTS! Riley staggers, falls over, and Gallows tags Anderson. The Good Brothers double whip Riley to a corner, but Riley goes up and WHISPER IN THE WIND! The fans fire up as Riley crawls! Anderson grabs a foot, Riley kicks free, hot tag to Ridge! Ridge rallies on the Good Brothers, and he POUNCES Anderson! Anderson gets up, Ridge blocks one punch then the other! HEADBUTT, into the DEADBOLT SUPLEX! Ridge then hauls Anderson up to scoop and YORKSHIRE GRIT!! Cover, Gallows breaks it! Riley runs up but into an UPPERCUT!
Gallows puts Riley outside, Riley RAMS in! Gallows UPPERCUTS Riley down! Ridge SPLASHES Gallows! And SPLASHES Anderson! Alabama Lift, Riley springboards in, but Gallows moves! Riley’s dropkick hits Ridge! Anderson sunset flips! GOOD BROTHERS WIN!
Winners: The Good Brothers, by pinfall
Chase U is stunned! Snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory right there, and Ridge is upset with Riley! Mr. Chase is also upset but he keeps everyone calm. Will they just have to work on teamwork before trying again?
Lola Vice w/ Shayna Baszler VS Carlee Bright!
The Mayor of Vice City may want another go at Roxanne Perez, but clearly Karmen Petrovic wants after her, and their fight caught Carlee in the crossfire. Will Lola just take her frustrations out on unlucky number 13? Or does NXT have a Bright future ahead of it?
The bell rings and the two circle. Lola then KICKS Carlee’s leg right out! Lola shows off that she’s a Latina, but Carlee gets up. Lola gets a leg, trips Carlee, and then turns her, but Carlee turns that into a somersault clutch! ONE, but Carlee ghost pins! ONE, but Carlee Oklahoma Rolls! TWO! Lola hurries up but Carlee clinches. Carlee headlocks, Lola powers out, but Carlee blocks hip toss to get a leg up. Lola powers out but Carlee flips back! Carlee ducks ‘n’ dodges to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Carlee runs up to run Lola over! Lola goes toa corner, Carlee runs in but is put on the apron. Carlee ROCKS Lola, but Lola ROUNDHOUSES Carlee!
Lola snarls, runs up and AX KICKS Carlee down! Natty & Karmen are watching backstage while Lola gets Carlee up. Lola UPPERCUTS, and Karmen storms off. Natty follows, are they heading for gorilla? Lola UPPERCUTS Carlee again, and is almost toying with Carlee at this point. Lola winds up, but Carlee turns the uppercut into a backslide! TWO, and Lola BODY SHOTS! Carlee sputters, Lola drags her up to knee low again and again! Carlee falls over, Lola soaks up the heat. Lola drags Carlee around, steps on her, and shows off again. Shayna says just get the job done already. Carlee rolls Lola up! TWO!!
Lola swings, Carlee dodges, then dodges again! Lola hobbles from getting caught up in ropes, and Carlee starts rallying! Carlee DROPKICKS and the fans fire up! Carlee runs in to HANDSPRING KICK int he corner! Lola falls, Carlee STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Carlee hurries up the corner, and she leaps, into a THRUST KICK! URAKEN!! Cover, Lola wins!
Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall
Lola finally says buenas noches to Carlee, but then she drags Carlee up for more! But then here come Natty & Karmen! They fire off, ROUNDHOUSE for Lola! And DISCUS LARIATS for them both!! Lola & Shayna run away, refs rush out here, and Karmen dares her to come back! Natty gets the mic and asks where they’re going! Isn’t Lola the baddest in NXT? Isn’t Shayna the baddest in all the WWE? Karmen snatches the mic to say they’re finishing this! A tag match between them all, next week! Natty likes the sound of that. Will The BOAT and the blackbelt finally sink Lola & Shayna?
Ridge regroups with Chase U backstage.
Riley apologizes, that was on him this time. Ridge says don’t worry. It was an accident, those happen. No hard feelings here. And Ridge hopes he earned Riley’s respect and trust. Chase U says yeah, and Thea hugs Ridge. Ridge and Riley shake hands on it, and Chase says one day at a time. Thea says Riley has to believe Ridge now! Riley says yeah, he’s starting to trust. Will Chase U rise with Ridge as they all work to get back to the top?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ The D’Angelo Family VS Charlie Dempsey!
From taking care of one “problem” for the No Quarter Catch Crew to having a problem with the No Quarter Catch Crew, The Don has had enough of this! Will he take the Heritage Cup as compensation? Or will Dempsey find a way to survive, even without the Catch Clause?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see who pays for their crimes!
The bell rings on round one and the two tie up. Tony pushes Dempsey down, gator rolls him to a cover, ONE! Dempsey remembers right away that Tony knows the graps. The two tie up again, Dempsey waistlocks, spins Tony to get an arm and wrench, but Tony rolls free to trip Dempsey. Tony has a toehold but Dempsey kicks free. Dempsey runs back up but Tony steps over, rolls him to a cover, TWO! The fans rally as the two reset and circle. They tie up, Tony gets right under Dempsey and hits a SLAM! Tony gets around to waistlock, Dempsey rolls and moves around but Tony stays right on him! They go to the ROPEBREAK, and Tony lets off.
The fans rally while Dempsey grows frustrated. The two reset, tie up, and Tony headlocks. We’re under 90 seconds, but Dempsey cravats! Dempsey snapmares, makes it a cover, TWO! Tonty throws a knee but Dempsey cranks on the neck wrench! Tony rolls but Dempsey still holds on! Tony keeps trying, Dempsey keeps the cravat. Tony throws body shots, powers up and out, then hip tosses! Cover, TWO! Dempsey facelocks then cravats! Tony fights up, we’re under 40 seconds. Tony powers out, Dempsey RAMPS him! Dempsey runs to run Tony over, and he keeps moving! Tony hurdles, but Dempsey turns hip toss into a spin, full nelson, but Tony drops! Somersault clutch, TONY SCORES!
Dempsey: 0; Tony: 1
Dempsey can’t believe he got caught! And with just 15 seconds to spare! But now we’re in the rest period, and Tony’s feeling good as NXT goes picture in picture.
Dempsey has no one as a cornerman but he still refreshes with a drink of water. Tony has the whole family, but he’s feeling good. The two are ready, and the second round begins. They circle, tie up, and Dempsey waistlocks, Dempsey spins Tony, picks a leg, trips Tony and floats to a double knuckle lock cover. ONE as Tony gets up, and now it’s a test of strength! They stand, fight for control, and Tony bends Dempsey back! The shoulders are down, TWO as Dempsey bridges! Tony forces him down, TWO as an arm goes up! Tony hops on for a cover, TWO as Dempsey bridges again! Tony hops off, Dempsey kips up, and he pwoers Tony back, for a MONKEY FLIP!
Dempsey rolls back, Tony fights up but Dempsey has him in a straitjacket stretch! Tony fights against it but Dempsey brings him to his knees. Tony endures as Dempsey pulls on the arms, and Tony fights to his feet. Tony turns things around but Dempsey turns them back, Tony’s back in the straitjacket! Tony powers up, powers things around, and he has Dempsey in the straitjacket! Dempsey bridges, slips around, Tony’s in the jacket! Tony arm-drags free and Dempsey goes ot the apron! Tony runs up but Dempsey RAMS into him! SLINGSHOT SUNSET! But Tony grabs a handful of hair to punch Dempsey right in the head!
Dempsey scrambles away, Tony whips him to a corner hard, and Dempsey falls to the mat. NXT returns to single picture as we go under a minute in this round. Tony gets Dempsey up, whips him to the other corner, and Dempsey again hits buckles hard! Tony stalks Dempsey, but Dempsey throws body shots! Dempsey throws an uppercut! Tony throws a forearm! UUPPERCUT! UPPERCUT! HAYMAKER! Both men keep throwing shots, we’re under 30 seconds! Dempsey rebounds to UPPERCUT! Tony kicks low! Dempsey KNEES low! Twenty seconds as Dempsey underhooks! Tony fights, moves around, ten seconds!
Dempsey BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES, into the ARMBAR!! Time’s up, Tony’s saved by the bell!
Dempsey: 0; Tony: 1
Dempsey holds on for a few seconds, but he lets off. Dempsey smirks as he refreshes, but the family helps Tony. Tony still has that critical first point, and now we enter the third. The two circle again, Tony wary of the bad arm. Dempsey wants it but Tony slips away. Tony manages to fireman’s carry, but Dempsey pulls on the bad arm! Dempsey hammerlocks and RAMS Tony into buckles! Tony hobbles, Dempsey wernches to UPPERCUT the arm! Dempsey wernches to UPEPRCUT again! Tony ROCKS Dempsey in return! Tony just powers Dempsey down, but Dempsey has the arm again! ARMBAR!!
Tony clasps hands to fight back, but Dempsey pulls! Tony stacks but that makes it a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tony stacks, TWO, and he deadlifts Dempsey! Dempsey lets go to get the FUJIWARA!! Tony endures, the fans and the family rally, and Tony rolls to a cover! TWO, Dempsey BOOTS the bad arm! And SWATS the other arm! Dempsey waistlocks, Tony drops down, but Dempsey stifles the somersault into a cover! TWO and Tony somersaults, TWO! Tonyh runs up, but Dempsey turns that into a backslide! AND BRIDGE! TWO, Tony has the sunset! TWO, and both men stand! Tony fireman’s carry for a standing throw!
Tony fireman’s carries and he throws Dempsey again! We’re at one minute as Tony runs in at the corner! Dempsey dodges, Tony POSTS himself! Dempsey then GERMAN SUPELXES! Bridging cover, Dempsey scores!
Dempsey: 1; Tony: 1
We’re all tied up at the halfway point, and the family hurries Tony back to his corner. Both men refresh, time for round four! Dempsey runs up to UPPERCUT! Dempsey CHOPS the arm, CLUBS it, wrenches, ELBOW BREAKER! ARM WRINGER! Dempsey stomps Tony around, then clamps on for a cover. TWO, but Dempsey stays on Tony with HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! A Blackpool special! Dempsey then top wristlocks to STOMP the bad arm! Dempsey gets Tony up, UPPERCUTS, and then he brings Tony around to WRING the arm again! Dempsey kicks Tony around, but Tony ROCKS him in return!
Tony fires hands, but Dempsey throat chops! Two minutes, and Dempsey hits a half hatch takedown! SHORT ARM SCISSOR! Tony endures as Dempsey grinds that arm! The fans rally, Tony fights around, but Dempsey rolls to throw him down! The fans continue to rally as Tony continues to endure! Tony rolls back, stacks Dempsey, TWO! Dempsey still has the arm! Tony reaches out, Dempsey drags him from rpoes! TRIANGLE HOLD! We’re at one minute, Tony tries to stack! Dempsey keeps his shoulder sup, so Tony deadlifts and POWERBOMBS free! The fans rally up for Tony as he and Dempsey go to opposite corners.
Tony storms over but Dempsey CHOPS! Tony LARIATS! Dempsey is up, Tony DECKS him! And DECKS him again! Thirty seconds, BELLY2BELLYU! Dempseys taggers, Tony gets him for another BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up with Tony and he gets Dempsey up. Ten seconds! Tony whips, SPINEBUSTERS! But he crawls to the cover! Dempsey’s saved by the bell!!
Dempsey: 1; Tony: 1
Round five and the window is still open for The Don! He refreshes while Dempsey barely gets to his feet. The round begins, Tony runs in to CLOBBER Dempsey! Cover, TWO! Tony waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! But he can’t hold onto the bridge! WAIT, Damon Kemp & Myles Borne attack Stacks & Luca!! They’re a mess but that’s because of The D’Angelo Family! The brawl is own, the fans boo, but Myles sends Stacks into steel steps! Tony hurries out to DECK Myles! Then he DECKS Kemp! Myles runs away, Tony pursues! The ref reprimands, Dempsey goes after Tony, but Tony DECKS him! Dempsey is dazed and Tony is pissed!
Myles runs up but Tony TOSSES him out! Dempsey O’Conner Rolls into the bridge! TWO! KNEE!! BUTTERFLY- NO, Tony fights free, FOGEDABOUTIT!! Cover, Tony wins!!
Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
The No Quarter Catch Crew ended up paying after all, but with their blood, sweat and the Heritage Cup! The Don brings about the dawn of a new age, will the D’Angelo Family finally start to take over?
Wait, someone is down backstage! Again!!
And this time, it’s Wes Lee, Josh Briggs, and Ivar! But who took out all three contenders? GALLUS?! Joe Coffey says, “Surprise, surprise! Look at that! This is just the start!” Joe Coffey, Markus and Wolfgang all head out, are they going to stop at nothing until NXT is finally their kingdom?
My Thoughts:
A wild episode of NXT with a lot of great build towards Battleground but also in building up the roster after the WWE Draft changed some things. Dar was of course framing Trick Williams with the “attack” on him, the camera did a good job showing Dar’s frown at Lash. But Meta Four isn’t kicking Lash out just yet as Jakara helped Lash cheat her way into the ladder match. However, they might do that after Battleground given how Lash chose to stop when Trick showed up. Oro VS Evans was an awesome match all the same, and great win for Evans. It feels like we could get a tag match of Trick & Evans VS Dar & Oro, if Dar were to “miraculously” recover from his injury.
Good promo from Kiana and Izzi as Kiana’s goodbye moment. Sol VS Izzi was really good stuff, and great win for Sol. Great development going towards Brinley VS Jaida next week as they just couldn’t leave each other alone during the tag match. OTM wins because of Edris’ jinx storyline, and it’s only a matter of time before Edris loses his mind over it. Good promo from Shayna and Lola that turned into a brawl, and great use of that brawl to give us the Level Up graduation of Carlee Bright. Also, Tatum sneaking around in Ava’s office, is she going to force Ava to make Roxie VS Tatum 1v1 for the title? That’d make sense given Tatum’s obsession has moved on from Lyra.
Good showing from Carlee against Lola but of course Lola won. We’re finally getting a tag match of Shayna & Lola VS Natty & Karmen, and this is probably the blowoff. I’m thinking Shayna finally gets sick of Lola and ditches her so that Karmen gets the win. Good little promo from Lexis and Jazmyn to add to how both are deluded, but to where even Jazmyn thinks Lexis is a doofus. And if it wasn’t clear last week, the mysterious snoring is Wendy Choo, and now that her alarm’s gone off, she’s totally coming back. Here’s hoping she gets something good this time around, especially with two women’s soon in play.
Good promo from Ridge, Axiom & Frazer with The Good Brothers, and I figured Chase U would step in. I thought it was gonna be Duke, but it does make more sense to put Riley with Ridge because they’re the ones with the issue. It naturally didn’t work out, but I do like that it was Riley with the mistake, it turns things around from Ridge messing things up. But at the same time, there’s so much to this where Ridge could be using this just to trick Chase U and reveal he’s really aligned with Shawn Spears. At the same time, it could still be Riley is feeling jaded because the others are more supportive of Ridge than they are of him, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Really good promo from The D’Angelo Family with Ava, and really clever that Tony was more than ready to pay the fine. Good promo from Dempsey, and he even planted the seed for that surprise attack by Kemp & Borne. I was still hoping Tony would win by knockout, but I suppose since he’s never knocked anyone out with a right hand, he wasn’t gonna do that here. Tony is new Heritage Cup champ, not sure who’d be next, but maybe there will be a rematch with The NQCC first. And then great promo segment from Wes, Oba, Ivar and Briggs. While Wes brought up a Fatal 4, I already figured the Triple Threat was more likely.
And then, Gallus attacking the three of them, what a wild way to end the night! Joe Coffey might get in the contender’s match to make it a Fatal 4 Way, but something about that just doesn’t make sense. I don’t see Joe Coffey taking the title off Oba, but I would love seeing The Coffey Brothers get the tag titles. At the same time, they’ve got a score to settle with Ridge Holland, maybe they have a Six Man Tag against Ridge & Chase U before going for any gold.
My Score: 8.9/10
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The Last Time is Now on SmackDown!
LA Knight is in the Last Time is Now Tournament, determined to meet John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but who is his opponent?! Time to find out, YEAH!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Jey Uso VS The Miz; Jey wins and advances.
- WWE Untied States Open Challenge: Ilja Dragunov VS Axiom; Ilja wins and retains the title.
- The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: LA Knight VS Zack Ryder; Knight wins and advances.
- Jade Cargill VS B-Fab; Jade wins.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman; Cody wins, by disqualifications, and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Rhea Ripley AND Iyo Sky are here!
Albany, New York fires up as Mami & The Genius are both here on SmackDown following the chaos on Raw. Because at Survivor Series, Rhea said it herself: WARGAMES! Rhea & Iyo each get a mic and the fans cheer them both on. Rhea says, “Since I’ve been out with a broken nose, the Kabuki Warriors, they’ve been causing a little bit of chaos. And now that they’ve managed to get their hands on the Tag Team Championships, they think they’re pretty much untouchable.” The fans boo, but then Rhea says throw Nia Jax & Lash Legend into the mix, which the fans boo also… “And now they think they are untouchable again because they have the ‘numbers advantage.'”
But the funny thing about numbers is you just end up with more enemies. Iyo says, “A lot of enemies. But they always catch up to you. And now, there is nowhere to hide! WARGAAAMES~!” The fans cheer as Iyo & Rhea go wild for that. Rhea says, “And y’know what? We’re not going in alone. So I would like to introduce two of our teammates: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss!” The fans cheer as the former tag team champions make their way out to the ring, Charlotte in a modern art suit with her pyro, and then followed by Alexa in her goth preppy fusion. #Charlexa stands with Rhea & Iyo in the ring, mics also in hand.
The four hug it out and the fans “WOO~!” Alexa says if the Kabukis wanna play dirty, fine. If Nia & Lash wanna jump in, too, great! And they can get all four at once, it is so on! Those four started this fight, these four will end it! The very second Rhea said, “WarGames,” Alexa knew they were in. Right, Charlotte? The fans “WOO~!” and Charlotte says, “Lexi, I can’t do this. I can’t pretend anymore.” What? “Look, Rhea. I don’t like you.” The fans boo and Iyo is shocked. Charlotte says she doesn’t trust Rhea, and she thinks Rhea is a snake. But Rhea doesn’t like or trust Charlotte and probably thinks she’s the snake, and Charlotte doesn’t blame her.
There is too much history here, too much bad blood. Just because they have the same enemies doesn’t change that. Charlotte cannot look past it. Alexa is Charlotte’s friend, she trusts Alexa. So if Alexa wants to do this, that’s fine. But count Charlotte out. What!? The fans boo as The Queen steps away, but Alexa calls after her. Charlotte goes up the ramp, Alexa apologizes to the others and tries to figure out why Charlotte did this. Can Alexa get Charlotte to change her mind before it’s time to go to war?
Jey Uso is in the concourse!
And he asks them to please, please, play his music! UH UH, YEET!! The fans fire up and bounces along as Main Event Jey Uso makes his entrance, ready for The Last Time Is Now! But will it be Albany, New YEET? Or will the Hollywood A-Lister put all that fire from last week to good use?
The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: Jey Uso VS The Miz!
SmackDown returns and the fans continue to YEET, and then they want the encore! But instead, The Miz makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Miz KNEES low! Miz CLUBS Jey, then talks some trash. The fans rally for Jey but Miz brings Jey around. Jey blocks the buckle bump to fire off haymakers, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey whips, Miz reverses, and Miz hits a kitchen sink KNEE! The fans boo but Miz soaks up the heat. Jey goes to ropes, Miz storms up on him, and Miz fires haymakers of his own! Miz soaks up more heat as he backs p, then he runs in, but Jey turns lariat into backslide! TWO!
The fans fire up as Jey stands, but Miz blocks a kick! Miz spins Jey, the DRAGON WHIP hits! Miz ends up on the apron, but he slides under Jey to sunset flip! TWO, and Miz catches Jey now! Jey fights the Finale with ama r-drag, but Miz avoids the superkick! So Jey LARIATS Miz up and out! The fans fire up and “YEET!” Jey builds speed and DIVDSE! Miz is send into the desk! Albany fires up while Jey snarls and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Miz stalks Jey. The tide has turned and Miz storms up, but Jey ELBOWS him away! Jey goes up, but Miz kicks the legs out! DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Then a DDT! Jey gets spiked! Miz covers, TWO! Jey survives and Miz is stunned! Miz snarls as Jey sits up, and then Miz KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! The fans say “YES! YES! YES!” to the It Kicks, and Miz winds up, only for Jey to duck the buzzsaw! POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Miz survives and crawls to a corner while Jey shakes his head. The fans rally as Jey goes to the other corner. “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Jey runs up, but Miz dodges!
Miz runs up and SHOULDER TAKCKLES! And SHOULDER TACKLES! Miz parodies John Cena with the SPIN-OUT BOMB! The fans fire up as Miz says when his hand goes up, your mouths go shut. “You Can’t See Me!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! The fans are torn as Miz now fireman’s carries Jey! But Jey fights free, shoves Miz, SUPERKICK! Then a fireman’s carry in return! Miz slips free, SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!! Cover, TWO!?! Jey survives and everyone is shocked, especially Miz! Jey flounders, stands, and goes to a corner. Albany is thunderous for Jey but Miz storms right up on him.
Miz puts Jey up top, then climbs up after him! Miz full nelsons again! But Jey fires elbows! Then he fireman’s carries Miz! The fans are thunderous as Jey hits a TOP ROPE RACK DROP! Then he gest moving, SPEAR!! Jey doesn’t stop there, he goes up the corner again! USO SPLASH!! Cover, JEY WINS!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
Albany YEETS again as Jey stays alive in the tournament! But who else will join him, Sheamus, and Rusev on the road to Washington, DC?
Ilja Dragunov talks with Nick Aldis.
The Mad Russian Dragon is glad he gets to have another Open Challenge, but then in walks Tommaso Ciampa. The Sicilian Psycho hopes Aldis is explaining to “our so-called fighting champion” how to respect the rules of an Open Challenge. Aldis says the champion has every right to dictate the rules how he sees fit, but Johnny Gargano asks if Ilja has the right to call his best friend a jackass. Candice LeRae asks if Ciampa looks like a jackass! Enough with calling him a jackass! The only jackass here is Ilja denying the one man answering the challenges! Make it make sense! Well, they were just discussing this, so listen very carefully!
When Ilja took on the legacy of the United States Open Challenge, Ilja promised to do things the right way. And the right way mean sto not give opportunities to… jackasses! But to fight warriors who are willing to fight with respect and honor. And there is nothing honorable about Ciampa. So tonight, Ilja will give this opportunity to a man who fights with honor, and someone Ilja respects. Oh no, seriously?! AXIOM steps in! Ciampa accuses Ilja of cowardice, but Axiom thanks Ilja for this opportunity. Aldis wishes them both the best of luck, then moves on, only for Paul Heyman and Bronson Reed to be waiting outside his office.
Heyman smiles, a big contract folder in hand, and he asks Aldis, “How’re you doing? We need to talk to you for a minute.” Aldis says please, step inside. These three go into the office to talk, but what exactly about?
SmackDown returns and…
Aldis calls in extra security for his office. He tells Heyman that before The Vision is escorted from the building, what can he do for them? Heyman says that’s awfully dramatic, Aldis. But this is the WarGames agreement, which allows Heyman to “take any talent that is under WWE contract across all brands. Tha tincludes SmackDown, your brand. My heads-up to you, you’re welcome.” Any talent across all brands? Yes, thank you for coming all the way to Albany to confirm what was already in the paperwork. This could’ve been an email, Heyman. So unless there’s anything else to discuss, he would like to ask them kindly to leave. Because The Vision will NOT be disrupting Aldis’ show.
And security steps in on cue. Heyman says oh goodness, look who it is! Cody Rhodes steps in, and Heyman says, “It’s the golden goose who’s being afforded all this protection.” Cody asks, “Mr. Heyman, what do you wanna talk about?” Heyman wants to talk about Cody getting involved with Vision business on Raw. Cody doesn’t know about this golden goose stuff, but he saw on Raw that they were putting his friends in the fire, which means he was next through the flames, but Heyman already knew that. But this is Friday Night SmackDown, and the business of today… is right here. “And if you’re not here to fight, then you should leave.”
Bronson says he’ll fight. Cody asks Aldis to make the match: Bronson Reed VS Cody Rhodes… TONIGHT! Aldis says that works, but Heyman asks why they’d give this away and not make it a title match? Cody says fine, book it. Aldis gets worried now, but Cody says, “BOOK IT!” Then it is official. Cody VS Bronson for the Undisputed Championship. Heyman smiles and thanks both Mr. Aldis and “Champ” Cody. Did Cody just get goaded into losing the gold? Or will the American Nightmare find a way to slay the Colossal Aussie?
WWE Untied States Open Challenge: Ilja Dragunov VS Axiom!
Speaking of titles, The Czar didn’t appreciate the Sicilian Psycho getting salty all over again, so he again passed on Ciampa to face Axiom. But will Ilja be able to deny the Undeniable Truth? Or will Axiom finally have singles gold on SmackDown?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They feel things out, Axiom rolls to wrench and wrangle Ilja. Axiom has the armlock but Ilja fights up. Ilja wrenches in return, then cording holds for a HIP TOSS! Cover, ONE, but Ilja holds onto the arm. Axiom kips up, slips around, and spins Ilja to snapmare and headlock. Ilja slips out to armlock in return and the fans cheer the technical exchange. Ilja knuckle locks to straight arm lever and SLAM Axiom! Axiom fights up but Ilja wrenches him again. Ilja whips Axiom to a corner, but Axiom dodges the lariat! Axiom waits on Ilja and he says it was that close. Ilja and Axiom reset, knuckle lock, and Axioim headlocks.
Axiom hits the takeover but Ilja keeps his shoulders up. Ilja CLUBS at Axiom from below, then fights up. Ilja powers up and out, Axiom RAMS him, but Ilja RUNS Axiom over! Cover, ONE, and Ijoa gets moving! Axiom trips Ilja up, but Ilja blocks the hip toss! Ilja slips through but Axiom fights the backslide! The fans rally as the two fight for control, and then they spin around. Ilja ROCKS Axiom with a forearm! Axiom ROCKS Ilja! Ilja BOOTS Axiom down! The fans rally, but Axiom catches the hammer into the ARMBAR! Ilja fights to stack, and he deadlifts Axiom! Axiom lets go, but Ilja ducks the enzigiri to SLAP Axiom down!
The fans rally and Axiom dodges to then DROPKICK back! Ilja staggers, Axiom GAMANGIRIS him up and out! The fans fire up while Ilja sputters, and Axiom takes aim. Axiom runs, GOLDEN- NO! Ilja stops the triangle moonsault as he CLUBS Axiom on the back! Axiom is stuck up top, Ilja CHOPS him! Axiom kicks at Ilja, Ilja CHOPS, and repeat! The fans rally as these two brawl on the apron. Ilja HEADBUTTS Axiom right back into the ring! Then Ilja climbs, aims, and SUPER SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives, Ilja is a bit surprised, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Ilja snarls as he rises up, and he paces around Axiom. Axiom slowly sits up, Ilja fires up, but he turns around into a CHOP from Axiom! So Ilja CHOPS Axiom right off his feet! Cover, TWO! Ilja keeps close and brings Axiom up to CHOP again! And again! And then HEADBUTT! And CHOP! HEADBUTT! CHOP! Ilja then reels Axiomi in for a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Ilja still keeps axiom down with a facelock. Axiom endures, fights around, and he wrenches out to headlock back. Axiom waistlocks, Ilja bucks the O’Conner, but axiom kips up, into a CHOP! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives again but Ilja stays focused.
Ilja puts Axiom in a corenr, CHOPS him, and Axiom flops against the ropes. Ilja drags Axiom back up, whips corner to corner, and Axiom hits hard! Ilja runs up to KNEE low, then he runs side to side to BOOT WASH Axiom right outta the ring! Ilja roars and the fans cheer. Ilja goes out to BOOT Axiom, then follows him around the way. They go back into the ring, Ilja brings Axiom around, and Ilja waistlocks, only for Axiom to fight the lift. Axiom switches, Ilja fights the lift, and Ilja wrenches out to HEADBUTT! And HEADBUTT! And then Gotch lift POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Axiom is toughing it out bu tIlja is not deterred.
Ilja clamps on with a rear bearhug and he squeezes tight, Axiom endures so Ilja ELBOWS him down! And ELBOWS again and again and again! Ilja just HAMMERS away on Axiom, then clamps back on with another bearhug. Axiom still endures, fights back to his feet, but Ilja GERMAN SUPLEXES! Ilja holds on, drags Axiom back up, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Fans chant for “One More Time!” and Ilja GERMAN SUPLEXES! Ilja still holds on, Albany wants another, so Ilja drags Axiom up. Axiom switches, but Ilja again bucks the O’Conner! Axiom kips up, but he ducks the chop to NORTHERN LIGHTS!
The fans cheer while both men are down! The fans rally as Ilja stands, and he swings, but Axiom CROSS COUNTERS! Ilja falls back, Axiom goes to a corner, but Ilja storms up. Axiom BOOTS Ilja down, hops up the corner, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Ilja survives and Axiom grows frustrated but the fans rally up. Axiom rises, Ilja roars to give him more, so Axiom KICKS! And KICKS! Ilja wants more so Axiom KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Ilja blocks to SLAP, ROCK, boxing elbows, and BOOT! Axiom falls and the fans fire up again! Ilja powers up, runs, CONSTANTINE- NO, Axiom catches him to an ARMBAR!
Ilja fights, ends up in a TRIANGLE HOLD, but he works to stack Axiom! Axiom fights that off, but Ilja deadlifts Axiom again! POWERBOMB! Axiom flounders, Ilja snarls, and Ilja aims from the corner. Ilja powers up, the fans rally, H-BOMB FOR- NO, Axiom uses that to spring up and MOONSAULT DDT!!! Cover, TWO!?! No one can believe what they saw, nor that Ilja survived! “This is Awesome!” as Axiom has Ilja in a corner. Axiom ROCKS and CHOPS and hoists Ilja up. Ilja fights back with SLAPS and Axiom staggers. But then Axiom GAMANGIRIS! Axiom goes up after Ilja, but Ilja fires RIDGE HAND CHOPS!
Ilja and Axiom go to the very top, but Axiom hits the SUPER DUPER SPANISH FLY!! And then GOLDEN RATI- NO!! TORPEDO MOSCOW!! AND H-BOMB FOREARM!! Cover, Ilja wins!!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by pinfall (still WWE United States Championship)
It was all in a blink of an eye, but Ilja snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! Another instant classic is under Ilja’s belt, and he shows respect to Axiom for giving him this fight. The fans cheer that, but who will be next to challenge The Mad Russian’s reign?
R-Truth meets with Nick Aldis.
Truth knows last week that it was a heavy load, and Truth’s load was lost in the shuffle, but he is imploring to Aldis as employee to boss, please put Truth in the John Cena tournament. Aldis tries to tell Truth again, but Truth says don’t worry, he shined up his (lottery) balls so they’ll look real nice on TV. All he asks is Aldis handles them with care. Aldis again tries to get it through to Truth but Truth says just take his balls. FINE! Aldis takes them, and then Chelsea Green walks in. She asks if she heard John Cena’s name dropped. She did. Then speaking of legends, she has no idea why SHE didn’t get pyro when she won the Women’s US Championship.
But putting a pin in that, when is her championship celebration happening tonight? Aldis goes to say it’s not but she says that’s right, he CANCELLED it! She’d all of it prepared and ready to go! But all will be forgiven if this “injustice system” that is WWE would just give her a celebration next week, with pyro. Yes, he can make that work. Just for right now, hold onto these for him. Aldis hands Chelsea the Truth balls, and Alba says they do look nice. But will The Hot Mess really get everything she demand- er, wants?
SmackDown shares footage from the break.
As Axiom was on his way back up the ramp, Tommaso Ciampa attacked him! The Psycho Killer took out all his anger out on Axiom, only for Frazer to chase him off! Ciampa is only showing everyone Ilja is right about him, but will Ciampa not stop until he gets his opportunity?
Sami Zayn is here!
The fans cheer and sing along with the song as #BigMatchSami heads to the ring. Sami gets a mic and asks, “How we doing tonight, Albany? We good?” The fans cheer, and they chant for “Sami! Sami!” Sami takes a moment before he says, “I gotta tell ya. Since I’ve come to SmackDown, there have been some extremely high highs, and some extremely low lows. As soon as I came over to SmackDown, the first thing I said I would do is I said I would beat Solo Sikoa for the United States Championship.” The fans cheer that, and Sami says he did do that! He got to do amazing things with that title, like wrestle John Cena in his last match on SmackDown!
Sami got to go toe-to-toe with the best talent SmackDown has to offer week in and week out. The fans cheer again, and Sami says that was all great. But he won’t lie, the last four weeks have been extremely challenging. he has had to watch from the sidelines, hurt and not medically cleared, as Solo & MFT run roughshod every single week! The fans boo, and Sami says he’s had to sit and watch, unable to do anything, while MFT attacked Sami’s friends, those Sami liked and respected. And Sami gets it, Aldis told him not to get involved, don’t get hurt, and so Sami did. He sat back week after week. But he is here to tell us that that ends TONIGHT!
The fans cheer and Sami continues by calling out Solo! He knows Solo has a problem with him, and he sure has a problem with Solo, so let’s deal with it face to face! Solo & MFT make their way out here, and Solo has a mic in hand. Solo tells Sami, “You really think you knwio who you are, huh? You think you know, but you don’t. I know the real Sami, I know the real you. Yeah. He’s pathetic, a liar, desperate, and when you’re desperate, you do desperate things, which makes you so damn selfish!” The fans boo, but Solo says Sami only cares about Sami! Sami doesn’t care about the guys in the back, or even the fans here in Albany.
The fans boo, but Solo says for himself, what he cares about is his family. Solo cares about the men standing behind him and their loyalties to him. Unlike Sami! Sami knows nothing about loyalty when it comes to family. In fact, watch who you’re talkinga bout before he gets in there and kicks Sami’s ass! Don’t forget, Sami, you’re still wounded. The fans boo as MFT now flanks the ring, and Solo says this can end very badly for Sami. Solo could drop Sami right here and now, but he won’t. He will wait until Sami is 100% and medically cleared. Then once that happens, understand this: Solo is coming after you!
The fans boo, but Sami says, “Well, the good news for you, Solo, is you’re not gonna have to wait very long. Because as of tonight, I am officially 100% medically cleared! So if you wanna do something about it, go ahead and do something about it right now!” Sami calls Solo’s bluff, so Solo takes off the jacket But then Sami says before that, Solo needs to know this: Sami didn’t come here alone. And just as he says that, Rey Fenix, Shinsuke Nakamura & Motor City Machine Guns all YANK MFT off the apron! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! Solo panics, Sami shrugs, and Solo takes a swing! Sami fires counter punches!
The fans fire up as Sami fires off on Solo in a corner! Sami stomps a mudhole, then he goes to the far corner! The fans fire up, but Talla gets Solo outta the ring! The fans boo but then JC Mateo CLOBBERS Sami! JC, Tama & Loa all mug Sami, but Sami’s friends get them! They TOSS the Guerrillas and even LARIAT Loa up and out! The fans fire up as now Fenix goes up, up, and TORNILLO CROSSBODIES MFT! Fenix regroups with Sami and friends! Will Sami and his team soon cut down Solo’s “Family Tree?”
Cody Rhodes prepares backstage.
Jey Uso says hey and Cody congratulates him on the win in the tournament. Jey says he just heard about Bronson’s title shot at Cody tonight. It might get a little slimy, so Jey’s got his back. Of course! Cody and Jey shake hands on that again, and then Jimmy Uso steps in. #BigJim says hey, Uce. Any time you can get your hands on The Vision sounds like a party to Jimmy, so count him in, too. They shake on that, and Jimmy says he spoke with Punk earlier. Count him in for WarGames, too! The three shake hands, The Usos head out, but will Cody be able to fire the first shot in that war? Or will a Tsunami end the reign of the American Nightmare?
Solo Sikoa argues with Nick Aldis backstage.
Solo demands that with Sami 100% healthy, he wants a match with him tonight! Aldis says first, there’s no more time on the card, that can’t happen. And second, Solo clearly has more enemies than just Sami. So how about this? In two weeks, SmackDown before WarGames, it’ll be MFT VS Sami, Fenix, Nakamura & MCMG in a 5v5 Survivor Series style Elimination Tag! Now if you’ll excuse him. Aldis leaves, and there’s a Wyatt Sick6 glitch on screen. And in fact, Uncle Howdy is lurking in the shadows. Will the Wyatts be watching that 10 Man Tag very, very closely?
The Last Time is Now Tournament Opening Round: LA Knight VS ???
The Mega Star knows what this tournament is all about, and he knows everyone wants to be John Cena’s final opponent, but what he doesn’t know is who will be his first round opponent! We’re all about to learn that in the matter of moments, but will it not matter when this is LA Knight’s game? Or will what you don’t know actually hurt you?
Everyone waits and watches the stage. “WOO! WOO! WOO! YOU KNOW IT!” It’s Matt Car- well, no, he’s ZACK RYDER again!? Long Island Iced Z returns to the WWE, but will he prove he’s #AlwayZReady? The bell rings, the fans cheer and “WOO WOO WOO!” Knight and Ryder circle, Ryder gets the “WOO WOO WOO!” going hotter, and the two tie up. Ryder rolls Knight, TWO! Ryder says it was that close, and Knight says yeah, okay. They go again, tie up, and now Knight wrenches Ryder to YANK, YANK, YANK the arm! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight wrenches, Ryder ducks, but then Knight switches.
Ryder bucks the O’Conner, but Knight avoids the Rough Ryder! Knight returns, but Ryder tosses him out! The fans cheer as Ryder smiles, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Ryder whips corner to corner. Knight hits buckles hard, then drops to his knees. The fans cheer Ryder as he pushes Knight to the corner, then whips him again. Knight reverses and BACKDROPS! The fans fire up while Ryder flounders, then he goes to the apron. Knight storms over, Ryder ROCKS Knight first, and then Ryder goes to supelx! Knight supelxes but Ryder slips free! Knight dodges to JAB, JAB, and JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Then ROLLING ELBOW! Knight clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Knight whips, Ryder hits buckles hard, and Knight hits the JUMP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Ryder survives but Knight nods. Knight brings Ryder up, kicks low, then fires hands. Knight bumps Ryder off buckles, then whips him to ropes. Knight scoops, Ryder slips free, and Ryder ROCKS Knight! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! And then whips, but Knight reverses. Ryder turns backdrop into FACEBUSTER! Big forearm in the corner, and Knight sits down! The fans pump their fists with Ryder, “WOO WOO WOO! YOU KNOW IT!” BROSKI BOOT! Cover, TWO! Knight survives but the fans rally up as Ryder aims from a corner. Ryder hooks Knight’s arms, turns him, but Knight RAMS Ryder into buckles! Dragon sleeper, REVERSE DDT!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight then rolls back to his feet and the fans cheer. Knight goes up the corner, and he spells it out, “L! A! KNGIHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW- NO, Ryder moves, runs up, ROUGH RYDER!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and the fans are shocked! Ryder is also surprised, but he hurries to watch Knight. “This is Awesome!” and Ryder reels Knight in, Knight wrenches out and kicks, B F- NO! Ryder rolls Knight up, TWO! Knight runs up, but into KNEES! Ryder goes up, up, RADIO SILENCE into a POWERBOMB!! Then Knight hauls Ryder up, B F T!! Cover, KNIGHT WINS!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (advances to the next round)
YEAH! Knight didn’t care who it was gonna be, he fought and won his spot in the second round! Knight, Jey, Sheamus, Rusev, who else will advance in this historic tournament?
Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky talk backstage.
They still can’t get their heads around why Charlotte just walked out on them. Charlotte also isn’t texting back or anything. Rhea knew they had beef, but she thought Charlotte would put it all aside like she did. Tonight just shows they gotta now find two more people for the team. Alexa says she has someone to call, Iyo says Charlotte was their best bet, though. But then Asuka, Kairi, Nia & Lash all attack! The brawl is on, Rhea HEADBUTTS Kairi down, but Lash DECKS Rhea! Then Nia sends Iyo into Lash’s KNEE! Lash then sends Iyo into a road case! And then same for Rhea! Security rushes in, Asuka says okay, okay, they’re good.
Nia says bye, losers~! The Irresistible Four just did a lot of damage. Will they even need a fifth woman to finish off what’s left of Rhea, Iyo and Alexa?
Jade Cargill VS B-Fab!
The Storm finally reigns on the mountaintop of WWE, and she is not playing nice with anyone. Will she strike down someone who was once a friend? Or will B-Fab truly be fab when she gets a win on the champ?
SmackDown returns, B-Fab makes her entrance, Michin staying backstage to let her handle things on her own. The bell rings and Jade dares Fab to try something. They tie up, Fab goes for a leg, but Jade spins her around. CHOKE- NO, Fab slips free and DROPKICKS! And DROPKICKS! Jade is in a corner, Fab runs up, HEEL KICK! Fab fires ELBOW after ELBOW, then fires up! The fans rally, Fab runs up, but Jade blocks the boot! Jade DECKS Fab with a forearm, then drags her right back up. Jade scoops Fab to FALL AWAY SLAM! Jade kips up, fires up, and the fans are with Jade on this one.
Jade waits on Fab, brings her around with the guzel, CHOKE SLAM! Jade tells Fab to stand down, but then she brings Fab up anyway. Jade revels in the cheers, then lifts Fab to POWERBOMB! Jade paces while she tells Fab to stay down, but Fab manages to sit up. Jade says fine, and she brings Fab up again. Fab fights, Jade lifts, POWERBOMB! Jade stands over Fab as she tells her to stay down, but the fans want to see that “One More Time!” Jade drags Fab up, has the chicken wings, and then JADED! Cover, Jade wins!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall
Jade mockingly checks her imaginary watch, and she says this is who she is! Michin is here now to make sure B-Fab is okay, but then Jade tells them both to get outta here. Mia is upset Jade would be like this just because she’s champion now. Jade tells Mia to know her place, then SHOVES her down! The fans boo but Mia wants after Jade! The ref keeps them apart, Jade steps out, and she smirks as she leaves. Jade says she is #ThatB*tch then, now, and forever, so just keep ’em coming.
Nick Aldis announces the final four first-round entrants.
“Last week on SmackDown, four superstars were selected at random to compete for the most prized career-altering opportunity: To face the Greatest of All Time, John Cena, in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Tonight, fate will once again decide the superstars that will compete in The Last Time Is Now Tournament. First up, it’s a former first-round draft pick, Carmelo Hayes, taking on The Vision’s own Bronson Reed. And finally, the high-flying luchador, Penta, will go one-on-one with The Prince, Finn Balor. The only thig I have left to say, gentlemen, is good luck.” No Truth, but will the vision be clear as we approach December 13th?
Backstage interview with Carmelo Hayes.
Cathy Kelley is with H1M and brings up him going on record as to how he idolized John Cena growing up and would love this opportunity to go 1v1. What would a win in the opening round mean for him? Melo says first, he has to address this Miz situation. “Mike, you might’ve won the battle, but the war’s just begun. I will see you when I see you. And John Cena… The GOAT, the Last Time Is Now Tournament, you got a long line full of heavy hitters, killers, all wanting to be the one that’s gonna put you down, all wanting to be the one that’s gonna hang your jersey from the rafters. And respectfully, John, I’m one of ’em.
“50% of people might overlook me, 50% of people might think I can get the job done, but 100% of me knows that if I get that shot, I won’t miss.” But then in steps Bronson Reed. He tells Melo that he’s gonna end Cody Rhodes, then he will end John Cena after he ends H1M next week. Bronson heads out, Heyman nods towards Melo, and then The Oracle follows. Will Auszilla be taking it all on the road to the end?
Aleister Black speaks.
“Fear, Damian? That’s so silly that even you don’t believe that. No, no no no. You threw me on top of a table. You tried to throw me through things. And then you took the bottom part of the steel steps, and you tried to crush my head. The only person that fears anything is you. Fear of what we have made you become.” Zelina Vega says, “We said that we would force you to break your code. We said we would corrupt you. And I think we did exactly that.” But enough about him. They have their eyes set on greater things. That brings them to the entire locker room. Namely, those who hold world titles.
Aleister left fear behind the day he stepped foot back into the WWE, and he has become the one thing no one wanted him to become: everyone’s enemy! Does that mean the Dark Father is watching tonight’s main event very, very closely?
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman!
The American Nightmare and The Colossal Aussie are both preparing for WarGames, and while it is Cody, Punk & The Usos at four against Bronson, Bron Breakker & Logan Paul at three, this could still tip the scales back in The Vision’s favor. Will a Tsunami wash away the reign? Or can Cody escape from New York with the gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who can carry that weight!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Bronson shoves Cody to a corner, but Cody dodges! Bronson hits buckles, Cody fires hands, then kicks to RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody runs to ROCK Bronson, but then Bronson responds with a BODY CHECK! And ELBOW DROP! The fans boo but Bronson covers, ONE! Cody shows toughness and goes to the outside, but Bronson runs in around the way! BODY CHECK! The fans boo, Bronson snarls, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Bronson drags Cody up, HEADBUTTS him, then stalks him around the way again. Bronson storms in after Cody, but Cody BODY BLOWS! Cody fires a forearm, but Bronson HEADBUTTS him down! Bronson raises the one but the fans don’t acknowledge their Tribal Thief. Bronson whips and CLOBBERS Cody! Cover, TWO! Bronson drags Cody into a chinlock and leans on the hold, but Cody fights around. Cody reaches out, fights to his feet, and fires body shots. The fans rally as Cody ROCKS Bronson, but Bronson scoops to SLAM Cody! Bronson snarls again, but Cody avoids the elbow drop! Cody rises up, goes to a corner, but Bronson SPLASHES!
Cody sputters against the ropes but Bronson CHOKES him! The ref counts, Bronson steps off at 4, and Cody sputters again. Bronson storms up and ROCKS Cody! Bronson puts Cody in another corner, BODY BLOWS, then whips corner to corner hard! Cody staggers, falls over, and Bronson drags Cody back up. Bronson has a chinbar, and he stretches Cody with the chinlock. Cody endures, fights back up, and SmackDown returns to single picture. The fans rally but Bronson CLUBS Cody, then back suplexes! Cody lands out, ducks a haymaker, and springboards! BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK!
The fans fire up and Cody rises, but so does Bronson. Cody JABS, JABS, JABS, then flip, flop, and fly! BIONIC- NO! Fireman’s carry, JAGGED EDGE! Cover, TWO! Cody survives but Bronson goes up! The fans freak out for the TSUNAMI, but it FLOPS as Cody moves! Cody hurries to springboards again, SUPER CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO! Cody fires up and the fans are with him! Bronson is outside, Cody runs and DIVES, but into a forearm! Cody stumbles and staggers o the outside, Bronson runs up, but Cody TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! The fans fire up again and Cody refreshes the ring count.
Cody clears off the desk! HE even topples the belt pedestal! But BRON BREAKKER FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by disqualification (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
Logan Paul is here, too! They mug Cody, SMACK him off the desk, then put him back in the ring! Was this the real plan all along? The fans boo as Bron rains down fists, then Logan gets his turn! Bron rips his shirt away and wants Logan to set Cody up. Logan does as told, but THE USOS hurry out here! Jey & Jimmy said they’d have Cody’s back, so they get in the ring to brawl with Logan and Bron! The fans fire up, but Bron shoves Jimmy! Jimmy SUPERKICKS Bron! Jey joins in, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Bron falls, Logan runs up, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Then the ONE D!! That’s one and done for The Maverick!
The fans fire up as now Jimmy decides to GET THE TABLE! The fans are thunderous as Jimmy puts that in for Jey, Jey sets it up, and the fans are all fired up! Logan is put on the table, the Usos go to the corners, but DREW MCINTYRE SHOVES JIMMY! Isn’t he suspended!? Jey runs up, but he gets a GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT!! The fans boo as Drew saves Logan’s bacon! Aldis storms out here, asks what the hell Drew is doing here, and Heyman claims this is per the WarGames contract! Heyman could recruit anybody under WWE contract, even suspended superstars! Drew sets the table up in a corner, and he drags Jey Uso!
But Jey breaks free to SUPERKICK! The fans cheer as Jey now lines up a shot, but Drew KICKS first! Bron returns to SPEAR Jey through the table!! Jimmy is back to throw hands, but Logan uses ONE LUCKY RIGHT to knock Jimmy out! The fans boo, but now Cody is back! He throws hands on Drew and Logan, but a CLAYMORE takes Cody out! Drew throws off his shirt, he stares down with Bronson, and then Drew puts Cody in the drop zone! Drew step on Cody before the TSUNAMI hits!! The fans are either booing or desperately calling for CM Punk, but it is clear The Vision was thinking ahead.
Drew takes the contract from Heyman and they shake hands on the deal. The numbers are even, but will the odds be in The Vision’s favor now that they have a Scottish Terminator on their side?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown here, with quite a lot of surprises and big moves as perhaps a response to the sinking ratings and sinking interest. Charlotte not automatically being onboard with the team-up was certainly surprising, but given that 4v3 ambush backstage, that will surely compel Charlotte to join up. She’ll see it’s not about her and Rhea getting along so much as as it is them getting to beat up on their enemies, as we knew going into this. Then I would think they still bring in Stephanie Vaquer and Nikki Bella as the fifth members for each side, to help build the title story on top of everything else, jus as I said on Monday.
Obviously Cody wasn’t going to lose the Undisputed Championship tonight, but that was a great move to bolster the show’s card and give an excuse for all the Men’s WarGames build tonight. Logan & Bron being here to help Bronson was a given, and Heyman using a unique WarGames contract to bring Drew McIntyre onboard was certainly a clever move. As I figured on Monday, Jimmy Uso was a natural addition to Team Cody, or maybe it’s Team Punk. And I would certainly think Roman Reigns will also be a natural addition to this match, but I’m curious as to the fifth man for The Vision. Would Lesnar really want to be in WarGames? Well, granted, he’d be the last person to enter the match and “clear house,” but he’d still have to get in there.
Great stuff with the US Championship, such as Ilja continuing to troll Ciampa. Ilja VS Axiom was awesome, through I swear I heard one drunken idiot slurring the word, “BORING~!” That person is the kind of American fan Gunther (and therefore Zack Sabre Jr.) was talking about, IYKYK. But in the end, I figured we’d get more DIY VS Fraxiom, and maybe after that, Ciampa finally gets his match with Ilja. Great promo from Sami with Solo, and great ambush from Team Sami on MFT to set up their own 5v5. I figured that if they weren’t doing the WarGames, they’d get to do the traditional Survivor Series match, and the go-home SmackDown continues to be a substitute for the kickoff show, but in the best way possible.
Another hilarious promo with Truth and Aldis, and Chelsea joining in so we can hype up a celebration certainly teases someone interrupting. Either Giulia is going to crash the party to demand a US Championship rematch, or they plug NXT Gold Rush by having Thea Hail & Joe Hendry get the better of them ahead of the AAA Mixed Tag Team Championship match. I’m leaning more towards the former, they’ll build the tag match plenty on NXT. And speaking of Truth, a shame he doesn’t get in on the final part of the bracket, but Melo VS Bronson and Penta VS Finn will be great matches. With Bronson busy with The Vision’s story, I would hope Melo wins, and it’d be great if they teased a Boston VS Boston showdown.
Jade of course beat B-Fab tonight but that was pretty good for what was basically a squash match. Michin probably gets a match with Jade next, and likely loses that. Jade’s first title defense could be Survivor Series to basically be a buffer between the WarGames matches but also to just get one on the books. There’s a lot on hold for right now with the WarGames matches having a lot of great contenders involved, but I would think we get some Charlotte VS Jade build on the other side of Survivor Series.
And of course, great matches for the Last Time is Now tournament. Jey VS Miz was a great match, and Miz hitting Cena’s moves was an appreciated reference. But I figured Jey would win, they wanna tease a rematch of the Royal Rumble finalists from earlier this year. Matt Cardona was a great surprise, though him being Zack Ryder was perhaps even more surprising. People have been talking about Knight being punished and that he was being set up to lose, but if commentary is talking about that concept, then you know that is not the case. Great win for Knight, great showing for Cardona/Ryder, and here’s hoping Ryder gets to do more in WWE from here on.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA Live! iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 11.13.2025
With a month off, does TNA come back hot or with 87% talking and a show that should’ve been an email?
So last week was the definition of a filler episode with nothing really to speak of except for validating the Dani Luna versus Indi Hartwell match tonight. This is the first real iMPACT! episode since Bound For Glory and…it’s probably opening with Mike Santana talking. TNA needs to stop following the cookie patterns of WWE and you know…start with something interesting after nearly a month off. But let’s listen to talking…
Rascalz vs. The System at #TNATurningPoint!?@TheMooseNation @Myers_Wrestling @TheEddieEdwards @MrsAIPAlisha @DirtyDangoCurty @TheBadReed @ZacharyWentz
WATCH #TNAiMPACT LIVE on TNA+: https://t.co/OPjzyXNgY5 pic.twitter.com/cwwHo3IbwL
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 14, 2025
Ratings:
- Dani Luna vs Indi Hartwell: Dani wins via DQ – ** 1/2
- Jason Hotch w/Order 4 vs Cedric Alexander: Cedric wins via Lumbar Check – ** 1/4
- TNA Knockouts Championship: Heather by Elegance w/ M & Personal Concierge vs Kelani Jordan (c): Kelani retains via One of a Kind – (-*) – yes that’s Negative 1
- TNA World Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs Ryan Nemeth: No Contest – NXT Attacks
- TNA World Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs Kaz: Kazarian wins via Roll-Up – * – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Results:
Oh look, it does open with Mike and the crowd gives him the “You Deserve It” and it’s a sparse few minutes and Mike starts his promo in Spanish, so that’s a good way to make people ignore the show in three minutes. I understand Spanish, but let’s be honest, the bulk of people who watch are whiter than copy paper, so the whole “Champ is here in Orlando, for Puerto Ricans, and others…blah blah” is not a smart way to open after a month with no real content. So after Santana says nothing in two languages, Ryan Nemeth comes out to Nic’s music because Nic isn’t there. Ryan tries to talk some shit and go for a cheap shot, Santana catches his hand, emasculates him and then tells Ryan he’s going to tell Santino to make a match between the two of them tonight, and he’s going to drop Ryan. So we’ve got a squash match to look forward too and maybe Nic showing up at the end for a beat down.
Kelani is going to have to go through Heather tonight and M tomorrow at Turning Point. So we get another crappy promo from heel Kelani, giving her free title defenses. Yikes…this is bad, I do kinda like the gimmick of Xia translating for Lei since Xia, Lei and Mara crash the interview. But it just makes me angry that one of those three don’t have the belt. Kelani ain’t worth a damn.
After the commercial we get Santino, Ava and Arianna to promote Gold Rush. And then they showed a video package of it, so a complete waste of 4 minutes aside from noting that Arianna got a chant from the crowd. She’s gotten herself over decently to the TNA crowd.
Dani Luna vs Indi Hartwell
It has been 30 minutes and we get the first match…sheesh.
Indi with back to back Double Legs, Dani is getting worked over, Dani tries a Sunset Flip but Indi stops it and drops an elbow. Dani eats Chops, tries to Whip Indi to the corner, Up and Over and Indi takes Dani down and goes back to the chops. Dani finally blocks a Scoop Slam, but Indi blocks the attempted German Suplex so Dani drives her into the corner and finally gets some offense in. A bit of a botchy looking rope straddle where Indi had to lift herself back up to eat the Lariat. Big Power Whip bouncing Indi out of the corner, sliding Lariat for a near fall.
Jaw Jacker by Indi but she misses the Yakuza Kick, gets hung up, Dani tries to turn it into a Powerbomb but a Frankensteiner Counter and a few strikes forces Dani to powder. Indi tries to throw her into the steps, Dani stops herself and turns back into the Spinebuster. Indi to the top as Dani crawls into the ring and eats a Diving Elbow to the back for a near fall. Dani counters Hurts Donut, Shotgun Kick levels Indi. Dani is on the outside looking for a weapon, throws out the Time Keeper, grabs the chair, Indi catches Dani in the Small Package for 2. Indi grabs the chair and lays into Dani.
Indi…has no facial expressions to make sense of this. This is stupid, poorly acted by Indi but the crowd is eating it up like morons. That was the most boring “take out your aggression” I’ve ever seen. Indi cuts some mid ahh promo in the back about an NoDQ match or something at Turning Point and now The System comes out to guess what? If you said TALK, you’d be correct! Assuming this isn’t a rib, the most interesting thing to come from this is Dango announcing he’s retiring after Genesis, but then The Rascalz music hits.
They say they should give the people what they want, and Dezmond Xavier returns to The Rascalz for a 4 on 4 match. They never mentioned Dez by name, but that is the implication. So with JDC retiring and Dez potentially returning, at least that’s interesting.
Jason Hotch w/Order 4 vs Cedric Alexander
Shoulder tackles and a quick Cruiser style start, Hotch powders mid running to pose and act smart so Cedric Dives to wipe out Jason and hits the Flatliner in the middle of the ring for a near fall. Cedric tries to continue and Hotch pulls the tights to send Cedric through the ropes, Skyler takes a cheap shot. Hotch with the Irish Whip, Cedric puts the brakes on, so Hotch hops the ropes and trips up Cedric, but Cedric comes back when Hotch continues, Dropkick to the back of the head, Lumbar Check attempt, but nope, back and forth, Hotch tries the Chaos Theory but Cedric blocks the Suplex, they throw into the corner, Hotch hops the rope, wants the Gamengiri, but Cedric blocks it and backs up, Rolling Neckbreaker from Hotch gets countered into a Lumbar Check! Cedric wins!
Order 4 attempted beat down, but Hardy Boyz make the save, Swanton on Ali is teased but they pull Ali out for foreshadowing.
TNA Knockouts Championship: Heather by Elegance w/ M & Personal Concierge vs Kelani Jordan (c)
Well talk about mental gymnastics to try and make this match make sense, and list this under “who asked for this” – because I’d rather drink bleach in traffic than watch this match.
Color by numbers powder moment, commercial break immediately and I can feel the coma sinking in. Kelani with a bad kick, Heather with a bad Hip Toss right off the commercial…Christ, end this. Lei, Xia and Mara are watching from the back and they look as bored as I do Heather with a clunky Drop Toe Hold into a Hesitation Dropkick for two. Jaw Jacker from Kelani…I wonder how the Patriots and Jets game is going. Hmm, 14-7 for the Pats, closer than expected.
Heather and Lani do a dumb strike exchange since there’s no hatred, heat or fire in this match, Kelani with a Cartwheel move, Facebuster, all near falls, locomotion Cradles into a bad Super Kick. Heather botches a Satellite DDT, this is one of the worst matches I’ve seen all year. Sloppy, slow, clunky and botchy. One of Kind is hit, no one is surprised. This was a waste of 10 minutes.
Great, now we sit through an Elijah concert for prolly about 10-15 minutes since the Ryan vs Santana match isn’t gonna be a real match. I like Elijah, he’s actually a pretty good singer and the gimmick is fine. But this episode has been complete garbage, so more non-wrestling on the wrestling variety show is too much.
Ali comes out to interrupt and challenge Cedric and Hardyz, Elijah wants to pick the fight, but Ali cracks him in the face with the mic and then guitar shot on the injured triceps. Meh.
TNA World Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs Ryan Nemeth
Ryan grabs a mic and yells at the crowd because they won’t cheer for him, and Santana lets happen because Santana isn’t taking the seriously. Ryan even tries to ask the referee to make them cheer. Eventually the bell rings and Ryan attacks immediately, punches into an Irish Whip and Dropkick. Ryan tries the Whip again, but Up and Over, Santana catches the foot, Ryan shakes his head when Santana berates him and drops him, throws him to the other corner, Cannonball! Ryan wants to Spin the Block, but Nic’s Music Hits, he’s carrying the trophy but someone attacks Nic.
Then a bunch of NXT people spill out of the crowd and attack. Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King…and others. I think Robert Stone is directing traffic for NXT. But this…this is what the show was hinging on, an Invasion/Overrun angle? Bad booking is bad, ya know?
TNA World Champuonship: Mike Santana (c) vs Kaz
Kaz’s music hits, he calls his shot, Fade to Black, but Santana Kicks out. Frankie tries the Chicken Wing, Santana slams him into the corner, wants Spin the Block, but the beatdown stops him from being able to execute the move, Roll-Up, and Santana…loses. Frankie Kazarian is the new World Champion.
Overall Score: 3/10
There was something interesting with Dango being on the retirement tour, The Rascalz bringing Dez home and Lei Ying and Xia’s gimmick is endearing. Plus like I said in the rundown, I enjoy Elijah’s musicianship, but I don’t appreciate a Wrestling Show basically no wrestling. Is it variety? Sure, but it’s a wrestling show first. So a show that has 3 squash matches and a 5 minute X Division match that could’ve been much better with time…the wrestling was forgotten tonight. A month off and they lost the plot on the rebound. Ugh…I’ve had diarrhea more enjoyable than this.
The Invasion/Attack is corny but Kaz managing to pull off the Cash In, is…okay I didn’t see it coming, but it doesn’t save the show being awful.
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